PA election: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on education

PA Election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro Stand on Public School Funding, Vouchers, and Other Education Issues

Democrat Josh Shapiro has signed budgets sending nearly $2 billion more to Pennsylvania’s poorest schools. Republican Stacy Garrity wants to reexamine that spending.

Pa. election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on public school funding, vouchers, and other education issues

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Pa. Election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro Stand on Public School Funding, Vouchers and Other Education Issues

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will spend nearly 40% of its $50.8 billion budget on education this year. The size of that obligation, and its impact on children, teenagers, and college students across the commonwealth, make it…

PA election: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on education

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will spend nearly 40% of its $50.8 billion budget on education this year. The size of that obligation, and its impact on children, teenagers, and college students across the commonwealth, make it an enormous part of annual spending talks. Unsurprisingly, it’s a prominent issue in the 2026 race for governor. Incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro has spent his governorship threading a needle on education. He has backed big spen…